followLink Method
Select a hyperlink using its caption and perform a 'click' on this element. All hyperlinks (tagname 'a') are searched on the current webpage and scanned. The number of searched links can be reduced by specifying a classname.
Syntax
clsIE.followLink( caption [, className] )
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| clsIE | The name of an object of type clsIE | |
| caption | String | Required. The caption or innerText of a hyperlink. |
| className | String | Optional. The name of the CSS-class the hyperlink should contain. Default: "" |
Return value
Boolean : True when a hyperlink has been found and clicked, False otherwise.
clsIEtag:clsIE
Remarks
- When multiple hyperlinks matches the given criteria, only the first one will be selected.
Example
' Get the Weather foracast of BBC
Dim IE As New clsIE
IE.location = "https://www.bbc.com/"
If IE.FollowLink("Weather") Then
MsgBox "See website for Weather forecast!"
Else
MsgBox "No Weather forecast today:)!"
End If